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company was awarded the contract to reconstruct the Mitrovica Bridge. The contract's terms stipulated that Freyssinet hire a multi-ethnic construction team to rebuild the bridge. In September 2000 the 61 workers from Kosovo were chosen - equal parts Albanians and Serbians. The project manager was
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government money. Structural operations such as the widening of the central pier, the reconstruction of the slab and pavements made of concrete and the replacement of the bearings and expansion joints were performed on the 100-meter-long (330 ft) bridge construction. Apart from these bridge
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within Mitrovica. The other two, one leading to the railway station, and the other being an abandoned railway bridge, are only lightly used. The New Bridge is the main crossing point between the two sides of the city for pedestrians.
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repair actions the works also included the placement of additional architectural elements such as viewpoints on the bridge, the supply and placement of lighting, bank access steps and the construction of two decorative arches. The
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and the rest of Kosovo which has an ethnic Albanian majority. Today the bridge is open to pedestrians and there are only
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often refer to the bridge calling it "Austerlitz Bridge", due to the close resemblance to the French
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agi.it Qual è la reale situazione in Kosovo. Intervista al comandante Cuoci (in italian language)
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Press/Information Office, United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)
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Since 2012 the northern and southern edges of the bridge have been patrolled 24/7 by
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Pierre Lottici. The Department of Transport and Infrastructure - a division of the
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to maintain peace and stability in the area and to deter illegal activities.
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and other nationalities living in the north. It was used as a military
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boundary and buffer zone between the mainly ethnic Serbian populated
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Coordinates
42°53′30″N 20°51′58″E / 42.89167°N 20.86611°E / 42.89167; 20.86611
Ibar
Mitrovica
Ibar
Mitrovica
Kosovo
North Mitrovica
Kosovo Albanians
Serbs
checkpoint
North Kosovo
Carabinieri
KFOR
MSU
Kosovo Police


KFOR
MSU
Carabinieri
Mitrovica
Kosovo
French
Freyssinet
UNMIK
Joint Interim Administrative Structure
DM
Ibar

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